$100k a year, no longer in Philadelphia
changea dispatch from
bridgeport
CT
41.18°N
73.19°W
Bridgeport is the largest city in Connecticut, sitting on Long Island Sound with a working harbor and a real waterfront. P.T. Barnum lived here and the city's museum still pays tribute to his weird genius. It's a quick train ride to New York, with much cheaper housing and proper New England summers. The food scene punches above its weight, with old-school Portuguese and Brazilian spots packed every weekend.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Philadelphia ran you
Bridgeport runs a little pricier than Philadelphia. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$2,767/mo
48% more expensive than Philadelphia(vs $1,869/mo)
5.5%
$110/mo less in state tax than Philadelphia
vs 6.82% in Philadelphia
$5,108/mo
$788 less than Philadelphia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$768k
95% more expensive than Philadelphia
vs $393k in Philadelphia
952k
vs 6.2M in Philadelphia
field notes, weather & such.
172
pleasant days a year, in bridgeport.
Philadelphia edges ahead with 173 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: Philadelphia stays 26.4× busier.
64/100
7% lower than Philadelphia
vs 69/100 in Philadelphia
Closest outdoor draw: Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, 20 mi.
92/100
8% lower than Philadelphia
vs 100/100 in Philadelphia
1
99% fewer than Philadelphia
vs 122 nonstops in Philadelphia
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